Refrigerating apparatus.



No. 889,627. EAT-EDITED 311x152, 1906 L.' LEVY. REFRIGBRATING APPARATUS.

APPLIGATIOH FILED APB, 2.

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.No. 889,627. PATENTED JUNE '2, 1908.

L. LEVY.

REPRIGERATING APPARATUS. APPLIOIATION FILED APR. 2.1906

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m 88?,627; PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908. Li LEVY.- RBPRIGBRATI'NG- APPARATUS.

A PPLIGATI ON FILED APR. 2. 1906.

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The construction pipes and curtains is substantially shown in the other figures of the drawing so that a detailed description thereof appears to be unnecessary. The warm air from the food or storage chamber of the refrigerator passes through the tube or passage 34 to compartment 31 where it is cooled.

and afterwards descends through the passage 35 to the. supply compartment again. It should be-noted that the curtains'39, althoughparallel, are all disposed at an angle to the normal direction of an air current entering through passage 3% to chamber 31 and leaving the latter by passage 35. Owing to this construction the air is compelled to travel or graze along the curtains so that it is effectively cooledif the curtains were substantially in line with the passage or con.- duit for the air through chamber 31 the air would pass between the curtains without striking against them to any great extent whereby the reproduction in tem verature of the air wculd not be so eifective j secured.

On each discharge pipe 20 is hung a curtain 23, preferably made of fabric, and at its upper end each curtain has a 110111.24 the turned-over part of which, 25, is attached to the main body of the curtain by interrupted stitching 26. Each hem 24- is of such size that when placed over its discharge pipe there is formed below the latter a sort of pocket or compartment 27 into which the brine is adapted to flow through the apertures 22. about the pipe by metallic clips 28 which are placed over the pipe and then squeezed together along the end of the hem so as to bring the two edges of the hem together thereby'preventing the escape of brine from the ends of the hem.

The operation of the device described is as followsr-The brine or'other cooling liquid" passes through pipeslO, 1'1, 12 and 14 to'the series of feed )ipes 15which convey the brine to the obliquely extended perforated discharge pipes 20. The liquid then passes through the apertures 22 into the pockets formed in the hems and then trickles through the stitching 26 and through the spaces provided by the interrupted stitching to the main bodies of the curtains down which it flows and over which it evenly distributes itself. By striking these curtains or sheets the currents of air are reduced.considerably equipped with The ends of each hem are eldsed scene?" in temperature and are then conveyed to the compartment or chambers containing the perishable products. By disposing these curtains obliquely to the air currents they are caused-to strike the same and prevent a direct passage of air between the curtains without a ture.

art that various changes may bemade in the structure described herein without departing from the substance or essence of. my invention as set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a compartment having an admission and a discharge passage, and a plurality of substantially-parallel curtains within said compartment and disposed 0bliqucly to a direct line between said'admission-and discharge passages, said curtains being adapted to be wet with a cooling medium whereby to cool the air and create an air current through said com sages, substantially as described.

2. in a device of the character described, the combination of a feed pipe, and substantially-parallel perforated discharge pipes connected with said feed pipe and projecting therefrom at an'oblique angle, whereby a cooling medium fed to said discharge pipes by said feed pipe is. delivered through the perforations, substantially as described.

3. in a device of the character described, the combination of a feed pipe, substantiallyparallel perforated discharge pipes connected with said feed pipe and projecting therefrom at an oblique angle, and a distributing cur-,

tain hung on each of said discharge pipes, whereby a cooling medium fed to said discharge pipes by said feed pi e is. delivered through the perforations to t 1e distributing curtains, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a feed pipe, su bstantiallyparallel perforated discharge pipes connected with said food pipe and projecting therefrom at an oblique angle, and a distributing curtain associated with each of said discharge pipes, whereby a cooling medium'fed to said discharge pipes by said feed pipe is delivered through the perforations of said discharge pipes to the distributing curtains, substantially as described.

5. in a dc'vice of the character described,

the combination of a feed pipe, substantiallyparallel discharge pipes connected with said feed pipe and projecting therefrom at an obliquc angle, said discharge pipes having perforations on their under sides, and a distributing curtain for each ofsaid discharge pipes, each curtain having a hem within which its discharge pipe fits, whereby a 0001- ing medium fed to said discharge pipes through said feed pipe is delivered to the .It will be obvious to those skilled in the artnients and passufficient reduction of temperamain body of the curtain by interrupted stitching, said pipe fitting in said hem, substantial y asdescribed'. 7. In a device-of-the character described,

. the combination of a perforated discharge pipe and a curtain havinga hem, the turnedover part ofsaid-he'm being fastened, at in- 15 1 described. 1 e x 8. In a device of the. character described,

terv'a said pipe fitting in said hem, substantially as the combination of a ,erforated discharge pipe, a curtain having a em, said ipe fitting in saidhe'm, and rneansto close t e ends'of said hem, substantiallyas described.

9.- Ina device of the character described,

' the combinatioriofa discharge pipe perforated on it's under side, and a curtain having a hem, said pipe loosely fitting in said hem and supporting said curtain, whereby a pocket or compartment is provided in said 1cm below said pipe allowing distribution s to the main body .of the curtain, and

of the coolingmedium on the curtain length- Wise the pipe, substantially as described.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of a perforated discharge pipe, a curtain havin a.hem, the turnedover part of said hem eing attached-to the main body of the curtain b stitching, said pipe loosely to close the ends of said hem wherebya pocket is formed in the lower em, substantially as described.

1 1. Brine distributing apparatus comprisinterrupted tting in said i 4 hem, and supporting said curtain, and means part of said ing in combination a main, discharge pipes I having dlscharge openlngs', and connected with said main, and extending laterally therefrom, said discharge pipes being capable of being swung at their free ends to vary 'the angle ()1 their inclination to the main, valves interposed in said discharge pipes, and cur tains of textile fabric hung over and'su ported by said discharge pipes, substantial y as described.

- LEHNIAN LEVY.

W'itnesses WALTER M. FULLER, L. F; MoOREA. 

